ECS' Candiano takes 3,200 title at Class A state track finals

12:14 AM,
Apr. 27, 2013

Written by

George Wahl
Special to news-press.com

JACKSONVILLE - Sarah Candiano, sophomore from Evangelical Christian, stole the show at the FHSAA Class A track finals at University of North Florida's Hodges Stadium.

Candiano, who finished third in the 4x800 relay along with teammates Abby Lunsford, Taylor D'Angelo and Sarah McBeath, won the 3,200-meter with a time of 10 minutes, 59.55 seconds. The closest runner to Candiano was Holy Trinity's Julie Wollrath, who finished with in 11:07.21.

Candiano used a blistering last 300-meter sprint to overtake Wollrath for the lead, holding on to capture the state championship. ...